Shooting Victoria : madness, mayhem, and the rebirth of the British monarchy
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Shooting Victoria : madness, mayhem, and the rebirth of the British monarchy
- Publication date
- 2013
- Topics
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 -- Assassination attempts, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901, Assassins -- Great Britain -- Biography, Assassins, Attempted assassination, Social conditions, Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901, Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century, Great Britain
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- New York : Pegasus Books
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- Internet Archive
- Language
- English
xiii, 669 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 23 cm
From a hunchbacked dwarf to a paranoid poet-assassin, a history of Victorian England as seen through the numerous assassination attempts on Queen Victoria during her reign During Queen Victoria's 64 years on the British throne, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. Murphy follows each would-be assassin and the repercussions of their actions, illuminating daily life in Victorian England, the development of the monarchy under Queen Victoria, and the evolution of the attacks in light of changing social issues and technology. There was Edward Oxford, a bartender who dreamed of becoming an admiral, who was simply shocked when his attempt to shoot the pregnant Queen and Prince consort made him a madman in the world's eyes. There was hunchbacked John Bean, who dreamed of historical notoriety in a publicized treason trial, and William Hamilton, forever scarred by the ravages of the Irish Potato Famine. Roderick MacLean enabled Victoria to successfully strike insanity pleas from Britain's legal process. Most threatening of all were the "dynamitards" who targeted her Majesty's Golden Jubilee-signaling the advent of modern terrorism with their publicly focused attack. From these cloak-and-dagger plots to Victoria's brilliant wit and steadfast courage, Shooting Victoria is historical narrative at its most thrilling, complete with astute insight into how these attacks actually revitalized the British crown at a time when monarchy was quickly becoming unpopular abroad. While thrones across Europe toppled, the Queen's would-be assassins contributed greatly to the preservation of the monarchy and to the stability that it enjoys today. After all, as Victoria herself noted, "It is worth being shot at-to see how much one is loved."
Originally published: 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index
Wedding portrait -- Bravos -- If it please Providence, I shall escape -- That is all I shall say at present -- Going to see a man hanged -- Guilty, he being at the time insane -- Bedlam -- Most desperate offenders -- Royal theatre -- A thorough scamp -- Powder and wadding -- Hunchbacked little miscreant -- Tory spies -- Birthday -- The man from Adare -- Cut and thrust -- The most disgraceful and cowardly thing that has ever been done -- Great exhibition -- What does she do with it? -- Leap day -- Out of the country -- Blue -- Worth being shot at -- Special verdict -- Epilogue : Jubilee
From a hunchbacked dwarf to a paranoid poet-assassin, a history of Victorian England as seen through the numerous assassination attempts on Queen Victoria during her reign During Queen Victoria's 64 years on the British throne, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. Murphy follows each would-be assassin and the repercussions of their actions, illuminating daily life in Victorian England, the development of the monarchy under Queen Victoria, and the evolution of the attacks in light of changing social issues and technology. There was Edward Oxford, a bartender who dreamed of becoming an admiral, who was simply shocked when his attempt to shoot the pregnant Queen and Prince consort made him a madman in the world's eyes. There was hunchbacked John Bean, who dreamed of historical notoriety in a publicized treason trial, and William Hamilton, forever scarred by the ravages of the Irish Potato Famine. Roderick MacLean enabled Victoria to successfully strike insanity pleas from Britain's legal process. Most threatening of all were the "dynamitards" who targeted her Majesty's Golden Jubilee-signaling the advent of modern terrorism with their publicly focused attack. From these cloak-and-dagger plots to Victoria's brilliant wit and steadfast courage, Shooting Victoria is historical narrative at its most thrilling, complete with astute insight into how these attacks actually revitalized the British crown at a time when monarchy was quickly becoming unpopular abroad. While thrones across Europe toppled, the Queen's would-be assassins contributed greatly to the preservation of the monarchy and to the stability that it enjoys today. After all, as Victoria herself noted, "It is worth being shot at-to see how much one is loved."
Originally published: 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index
Wedding portrait -- Bravos -- If it please Providence, I shall escape -- That is all I shall say at present -- Going to see a man hanged -- Guilty, he being at the time insane -- Bedlam -- Most desperate offenders -- Royal theatre -- A thorough scamp -- Powder and wadding -- Hunchbacked little miscreant -- Tory spies -- Birthday -- The man from Adare -- Cut and thrust -- The most disgraceful and cowardly thing that has ever been done -- Great exhibition -- What does she do with it? -- Leap day -- Out of the country -- Blue -- Worth being shot at -- Special verdict -- Epilogue : Jubilee
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